Consultant Ninja

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

After a quick spike of sales, future demand will be lower. So the effective cost per incremental new house sale was $43,000. I am a strategy consultant at. Productivity. (6). The evidence on Cash for Clunkers is that it just borrowed from future demand rather than creating new demand. What a waste. Older Post. Analysis.

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Oliver Wyman Government Consulting Airlines 124

Rick Conlow

MARCH 22, 2023

Websites that are unresponsive or marketed products that are unavailable. Delta Airlines employees never seem to be happy. Research shows us that the top service companies have higher sales growth and profits over time. Automated chat services that cannot help and overall slow responses. They are like robots doing their jobs.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

But there’s a surprising insight in the data released by the National Retail Federation : 36% of shoppers reported that all of their purchases were on sale; 11% made that claim in 2015. Here are four margin-preserving price strategies that can be used to entice consumers to purchase now. economy ( 4.9% Provide a Price Guarantee.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

” This and a slew of similar maxims reflect a common view of strategy execution: that it’s distinct from strategy, harder to pull off than defining a strategy, and therefore more critical to success — underpinned by seemingly indisputable virtues such as diligence, discipline, consistency, alignment, and focus.

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Another interesting example of small, high precision data being used to make big gains with AI can be found in the airline industry. In 2015, Boeing launched the Aerospace Data Analytics Lab in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University to develop AI technology for airlines. How can you put these ideas to work for your company?

Data 28

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Harvard Business

JULY 27, 2017

To get there, companies should take the time to level-set their efforts with three strategic exercises: Reexamine your goals and strategy. With more and more options for mobile interactions, businesses all too often get their digital strategy wrong — or don’t reassess it often enough. Insight Center. Think about Airbnb.

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Consultant Ninja

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Youll hear more about this over the month or two, as November/December closed sales are published as being way down. Source: NWMLS: Tax Credit Boosts November Closed Sales as Pending Sales Drop Through the Floor. Source: NWMLS: Tax Credit Boosts November Closed Sales as Pending Sales Drop Through the Floor.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2018

There’s still much to learn when it comes to digitizing business processes, and in particular using automation sprints—those smart, fast, and small efforts you use to boost productivity when a change to enterprise architecture isn’t the right step. Shift 1: Automate with a product mindset.

Strategy 28

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Consultant Ninja

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

After seeing so many markets down, my cousin in the hunting business informed me that gun sales have been surging, due to Obama winning the presidency. I am a strategy consultant at. Productivity. (6). Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Finally, two counter-cyclical markets. Who knew he could stimulate the economy so quickly?

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Consultant Ninja

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

His goal; to ferret out their trade spend as a % of sales and their sales organizational structure. thats like what, 7% of sales or something, right?". So you were organized by product line, then, right?". I am a strategy consultant at. Productivity. (6). Timmy: "Hmm hmmm, and what did you do there?".

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Resumes Airlines 100

Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

Strategy& (PwC). Ask any consultant about the Middle East, and Booz (now Strategy&) will be the first name on their lips! A little later, Booz was acquired by PwC and rebranded as Strategy& Now that our little history lesson is complete, let’s continue. Here we go! in revenue (wow!). Bain & Company.

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Consultant Ninja

MAY 19, 2009

We had a fascinating dialogue about XXXs strategies for global expansion - in both the YYY and ZZZ sectors - and the balance between current imperatives and longer term globalisation trends. I am a strategy consultant at. Productivity. (6). Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Mealy-mouthed consultant speak. Sent in by a reader. "My

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Consultant Ninja

SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

Hes absolutely hammered the sales and marketing division of a particular CPG all week, calling ex and current employees in his quest to dig up the competitive intelligence information the engagement manager has asked him to collect. I am a strategy consultant at. Productivity. (6). [Scene: Open workspace at the firms* office.]

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Airlines Resumes 100

Consultant Ninja

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Timmys search for competitive intelligence on a CPG competitor to the client has been found out, and his ear was chewed out over the phone by the VP of the target firms sales & marketing organization. I am a strategy consultant at. Productivity. (6). The Following Tuesday. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Airlines Bain 100

Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2018

Why is it that when a group of managers gets together for a strategic planning session they often emerge with a document that’s devoid of “strategy”, and often not even a plan ? ” The latter is a list of actions interspersed with a sprinkling of desired results, all utterly useless in terms of strategy.

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Case Interview Groups Small Business Examples 53

Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2017

Each presents distinct opportunities for profit and competitive advantage, from product improvements to new revenue streams to possible industry game changers. Innovate products, services, and processes. Use data to uncover hidden insights, and use those insights to create or improve products, services, and processes.

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Data Company Insurance Insurance 37

Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2017

And airlines are gearing up for a price war on trans-Atlantic routes as some low-cost carriers plan service between the U.S. Its pricing strategy does not mesh with its overall proposition to customers, with the result that the retailer does not get the pricing credit it deserves. and Europe. All too often they don’t.

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Retail Survey Bain Comparison 49

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

I’ve found that managers who fully embrace a superconsumer strategy learn more from their consumers through increased empathy. That’s why it’s imperative to ensure your strategy deeply resonates with your organizational culture. With superconsumers, this is actually straightforward. Unlocking Energy.

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Energy Airlines Culture Retail 28

freshminds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Because of this, retailers have to respond accordingly as sales via handheld devices increase. Between 2012 and 2014 sales via smartphones catapulted from 5% to to 34%. What’s more, making these reviews available in store can add to the social proof that products have been well received. Checking customer reviews.

Retail 40

Retail Comparison Sales Media 40

Harvard Business

JUNE 24, 2016

” As a result, the producers of Hamilton are scrambling to find the right pricing strategy to handle demand. Advertising like “we’ve dropped our previously bloated fixed prices” to boost sales can taint Hamilton ’s brand. So what should Hamilton have done?

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Airlines Hotels Sports Advertising 33

Martinka Consulting

JULY 7, 2020

For businesses successful during the virus crisis, an emphasis of analysis will be on: is it a spike or a trend; who’s creating the increased sales; what product mix is being bought; what type of customers, etc.? Based on surveys I’ve seen, about 75% of small to lower middle market firms have seen a sales decline this year.

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Banking Financial Finance Sales 40

Henman Performance Executive

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

We want to get rid of this stuff” sale at Best Buy.( Everyone wants lower cost airlines, but unless the airline has done its homework, chances are it will end up in a low-cost war with Southwest and lose its uniform shirt. Customer Service Strategy' And all I wanted was a thing that would dispense ice and make stuff cold.

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Airlines Talent Video Sales 28

Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2016

Sergio Zyman, in The End of Marketing as We Know It , says: “A brand is essentially a container for a customer’s complete experience with the product or company.” The company provides the product or service, and the customer consumes it. ” In the airline industry, innovators have also redefined the brand roles.

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Airlines Industry Operations Sales 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

A second set of entrepreneurs focus on information goods and think of IT as the product. But today there is a third approach, one that will become the dominant path for most entrepreneurs, especially those building information products. No strategy is static. Insight Center. How Digital Business Models Are Changing.

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Construction Airlines Data Travel 34

Harvard Business

JUNE 12, 2018

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. This kind of competition often drives consolidation mergers, in which two firms combine their production and sales. The clearest example of this pattern is in airlines, where Star Alliance, Oneworld, and SkyTeam compete against each other as groups of allied firms. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

” After all, CEOs don’t actually build factories or sell products. It’s tempting, therefore, to view the CEO as primarily a thinker ; someone who mulls and shapes strategy. They stick maniacally to their communication role to guarantee that the strategy is baked into frontline routines and behaviors.

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Sales Energy Company Strategy 28

LSA Global

MARCH 1, 2021

Another example is the outdoor clothing company, Patagonia; they not only create some of the highest quality outdoor gear, but they also focus on an important cause related to their products – protecting and preserving nature. Do We Have Enough Cost Leadership? Buyers always like to get more for less whenever possible.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

For instance, we examined predatory pricing in the airline industry and illegal product tying by Apple, Microsoft, and AT&T. New ideas and strategies while working on the projects, finding different ways of doing things more effectively; I started feeling enthralled.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

The SOEs also created jobs, but did so at huge expense: By taking productive land from farmers, by massive pollution, vacant cities and malls, forced migration, and an untenable reliance on fixed investment growth. We now see the effects in steel and cement production, crashing commodity prices, capital flight, and a plunging stock market.

Enterprise 28

Enterprise Guidelines Government Hotels 28

Consultant Ninja

MARCH 31, 2009

What business seeks to borrow to invest when it faces 1) a declining sales and revenue outlook and 2) is saddled with debt against collateral that is declining in value, such as commercial real estate? I am a strategy consultant at. Productivity. (6). Anonymous said. What about consumers? Older Post. Tuesday, March 31, 2009.

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Balance Sheet Marketing Banking Consulting 100

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

For example, same-store sales or sales per square foot measure success in the retail industry, and various volume measures do it in commodity industries. In a future dominated by autonomous vehicles and ride-sharing schemes, a typical family might decide to own fewer cars or none at all — meaning lower unit sales, all else equal.

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Metrics Retail Sales Automotive 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

One global technology company my team works with, for example, discovered that, on average, its sales employees didn’t understand or know about 22% of its product features, even though they believed they did. Another strategy is to promote a culture of continuous improvement.

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How To Training Training Education 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 1, 2016

Some very well-known companies such as Whole Foods (founder John Mackey dedicates a whole chapter to love in his book Conscious Capitalism ) and Southwest Airlines (their NYSE ticker code is LUV) make explicit reference to love. They let their actions, policies, products, and services do this instead. Love is like an operating system.

Leadership 28

Leadership System Finance Operations 28

Management Consulted

APRIL 24, 2016

Boeing is a company that is constantly growing, changing, and adapting with cutting-edge technologies to produce world-class innovative products. Boeing’s vision is to run healthy core businesses, leverage its strengths into new products and services, and open new frontiers. ———— History & Culture.

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Culture Interviews Recruiting Recruitment 100

Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

That doesn’t mean that you should stop delivering your current products or services. Thinking like a software company starts with basic strategy questions: What do you do uniquely well and what do you know how to do that your competitors do not? What barriers do customers face in realizing value from your current offerings?

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Software Company Intellectual Property Airlines 28

Tsavo Neal

JANUARY 25, 2018

This list does a good job of giving you a list of marketing tactics and strategies. Have a practical strategy to start implementing these methods today. Selling productized consulting. Examples: 3 Proven Innovation Strategy Examples. Learn a framework for discovering which method is best for your consulting business.

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Consulting Advertising Case Interview Conference 68

Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2016

The first use case involves predicting demand for consumer products that are in the “long tail” of consumption. Aggregated total sales is a poor proxy because firms need to distribute inventory geographically, necessitating hyperlocal forecasts. Improved pricing.

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Data Advertising Operations Case Study 49